Brush for dynamo-electric machines and the like.



E. 0. SCHWEITZER. BRUSH`FOR DYNAMO ELECTRIC MACHINES AND THE LIKE.

v l APPLICATION FILED MAR. I2, I9I3. 1,145,926.

111| I IIIIIII z s Ill II III P111en1edJu1y13,1915.

EDMUND o. SCHWEITZER, or clarence, ILLINo'Is.

BRUSH ron DYNAMo-ELnoTnrcMAoHiN-Es AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letterslat'ent. i

Patented July is, 1915.

Application filed March 12,1913. Serial TlfIo..7.i 3,67-6. l

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that fiIfEDiv'r'UN-D O. SCHWEIT-v zen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,'in the county of Cook and State of Il1ino'is',rh ave invented a certain new and useful Improvement .1n -Brushes for, Dy-

namo-Electric MachinesA and the like, lof' which the following is a full, clear, concise,

and exact description, reference being had-f to the accompanying tdrawings,forming a' part of thisspeciication. My `invention relates to brushes for dyf name electric machines, andthe like.y

' Prominent objects of' the invention are to provide a simple andpractical type 'of brush ofthe class specified; to arrange to" secure a highly advantageous cooperation as f between the brush and the moving part of theV dynamo el'ectricmachine; to arrange for a satisfactory' mounting of; the brush upon' the machine; to permit the brush to be easily placed",l manipulated and replaced in position; and to accomplish theforegoing and other desirable results in a simple and lpiston 16 1s raised: or lowered in the chameXpeditious mannen- In .the accompanylngdrawings; Figure l is a side elevation of electric machine provded withtigvo brushes` embodying my present inventionl'; Fig. 2 is portionV oif'a dynamo an elevational view ofgthe same; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of'a brush embodying l as to have suliciently.longvor'eiitendedporvtiens or surfaces to rest lupon the `tops or outer-ends of the brushes 2 and3.

l In Figs. .4,5 and 6, I have shown in detail thebrushfwhich isunderstoodl to be mounted in-JthedupleX-farrangement shown in Figs. 1 and-2.? -,'lhisubrush4 which I have indicated fas-2; is -constructedfwith' af lower end or bottom "portionf12 of graph-ite .onjsuitable carbon compound and an upperportion 13 in the form; ofa -meta'l cylinder.n The upper portion" and 'the bottomportion-are held together by'a suitable cement. The lower portion -2` is provided"preferablywvith a longitudinally eXtending'f-centralf: passage or duct '14 andthe upperlportion .13 Eis provided with'a centralicylindric .chamber 15 Whose lower end communicates with the duct or passage 14". Ai piston 16 isshown mounted inthe cylihdric chamber 15 and the piston rod 17 is extended out lthroughl th'e top '-18 and provided'with `a-Winged 'thumb' nut 19. "The rod or stem '175 is screw the invention; Fig. 4 is a similar view of another modification; Figs. 5 and A6 are cross sections on lines 55 and 6f6 in Fig. 4;'

and Fig. 7 is a View of a further modifical tion.

- In the drawings Figs. 1 and 2 yshow part.. of a commutator or Ac'olll'ector l, and two,

threaded so that .turning 'the nut`19 the ber 15. The top 1 8 is preferablylthreaded at QO'andthe interior of the member 13 correspondingly threaded so that said top may be taken off and put in place;` The upper memberk 13 is also desirably provided with 'I longitudinally extending ducts v or passages 2 1-.-21 which terminate. at their lower ends `at thel upper surface or end of the graphite lower part l2 and which terminate at their brushes 2 and 3 cooperating therewith@ Each vof the brushes 2 and 3' is shown proto metal mounting elements 6- 6. The lat- T lll-910. These arms S-dare bentIlaiterallyy vided with an annular metal band 1 and4 these bands 4.-.1are shoivnpivoted atb-5 'i ter are mounted upon a cross rod onsupportv 7 which isunderstood .to`be suitably car- ,x ried by or mounted upon some Dartl of they traine orother part of the machine.`

.'llach `of the brushes 2 and 3 is acted 4 upon to hold it properly in contact with the commutator 'or ring 1. by swinging arms 8-8 pirotally connected at {iT-9 ivith the menihers l3nt) and subject to'tension ot' springs at their outer endsI as shown in Fig. 2', so

ends in an annular chamber 22`ivhich is open at its upper end at the upper surface of themember 13.

vInto the cylindric chamber 151 desirably place a suliicient quantity of lubricating material, such for example aspouf'dered Vgraphite, carbon, or o il,v and in the outer annular chamber 22 I desirably place llubricating.;

material of greater. fluidity, such as ordinary lubricating oil. The less fluid material 1,in `the inner .chamber vis forced or. driven down through the central duct. or passage .,14'to the wearing surface of the brush,

f-,ivhereas the more fluid'lubricating material,

which I term the liquid, vruns down from the .chamber 22 intoI the rducts 21-21 to the graphite part 12 and thentrickles or works through the latter to the wearing surface of the b1-usb. Thus I provide-or; supply two diffrent lubricants and so gain the several varlous advantages whichaccrue from each, andi also secure the further advantage of using the two together.

In 31 have shown .a modified form of brushQ which is similar tothe brush 2 in `thatfi't has the chamber' 15, passage 14, und

copera-ting instrumentalities but is different from-.the brush of Figs. 4, 5 and 6, 1n

. that it does not have' the annular recess or.

reservoir 22 with down therefrom.

assages 21--21 leading n the other hand, it has a supplemental box-.like structure 25 ar- `confined a wick 29. The .latter is extended upwardly'. out of said reservoir and overa".-

rotary toothe'dmember 30"which is'provided with a suitable finger wheel 31 for manipu-;v

-through said passage, said 'brush also havlation of the lingersand thence said 'wickv extends downwardly as shown at `22 along the side of the' brush and to the wearing surface of thecommutator or ring. This arrangement alsoprovidesthe viscous and liquid or flowing lubricant."

.In Fig. 7 `I show an arrangement very `similar'to the device of Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the

' said passage, and' means for supplying liq- "uid lubricant the lower portion o device of Fig. 7 having passages 21f which extend not only through the upper member 13, but also through the lower graphite niember 12' to the Wearing surface of4 the brush 'v and commutator.

In my PatentrNo. 974,833 issued tome November 8, 1910 for brushv yfor dynamo electric machines andthe like, l have shown a brush somewhat similar to the brush disclosed in this application, but it will be observed tl1at tle/hrush 'ofl my said patent does not embo y all the features of the invention. herein set forth. A It will be understoodthat changes and modifications can be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention.V l What I claim is: 1.` A brush of the class'specified, comprising;r lreservoirs Ifor lubricants of .different degrecs of-fluidity, and'means for forcing the less f iuid lubricant from fits-reservoir.

2, A brush of the class specified, comprising reservoirs for 'lubricants of vdifferent degrees ofiuidity, and a piston or plunger with means for moving the samey so Aas to force the less fluid lubricant from its reservoir. I

. A brush of the class specified, comprisying an upper metallic portion and a lower graphite portion, .the upper metallic portion having reservoirs associated therewith for two lubricants of different degrees of fluidity, and the lower portionbeing provided with a duct or passage from the less fluid lubricant reservoir to the wearing surface of the brush, and means for forcing the said lubricant from the reservoir therefor 1nto v and through sa-id passage.

4. A brush for dynamo electric machines having means for applying liquid lubricant to the commutator in advance of the contact surface offthe brush and commutator.

5. A brush for dynamo electric machines," comprising a carbon compound contactlng portion and means for applying liquid 1ub ljicant to the commutator 1n advance ofthe surface of contact of the Vbrush and com surface of the brush, and means for forcing material from said' -reservoir into an ingl means'for supplying'liquid lubricantto passage leading therefrom to the wearing surface of the brush, means for forcing matl-inl lfrom said .reservoir into and through the br'lls'h. l

8. 'A-.brush for dynamo electric machines,

provided with a reservoir lfor liquid' lubricant, and a wick extending down fromsai'd reservoir to the lower portion of the brush.

9. A brush for dynamo electric machinesprovided v. with an exteriorly secured:- box forming a reservoir, andV a wick extending from said reservoirtowardrthe wearing surface of. the brush.

10. Abrush for dynamo' `electric machines, i comprising an upper metallic part and a lower part made of carboncompound, the upper part beingprovided with` a reservoir and a passage leading from-said reservoir to the wearing surface of the brush, a plunger-wlth a threaded rpdextended .through -the top of saidreservoir, la box secured to the side of the brushv and .forming 'a supplemental reservoir, and awick extending from said supplemental' reservoir to and along the side of the brush. 1

`In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 28th day of February, A. D.;-

EDMUN D O. SCHWEITZER. r lVitnesses:

A. .L. JONES, H. A. JONES.

Copies of this p at'ent may be obtained for ve cents each, 'by addressing'tlie "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

